The Monarchs won the 103-, 112- and 119-pound weight classes by forfeit, then scored six pins in the other 10 matches - including an 11-second fall by Alex Herring at 171 pounds.

Kecoughtan.........50

Bethel.............10

HAMPTON - The Warriors, the district's second-place team last year, won the first eight weight classes and romped over Bethel in wrestling.

Mark Barber (103), Su-Hyon Siewert (112) and Patrick Floyd (119) gave Kecoughtan an 18-0 lead with pins. Bethel won one bout by forfeit and drew two others.

Denbigh........48

Ferguson.......16

NEWPORT NEWS - The Patriots won eight of the last 10 bouts to beat the Mariners in both teams' district wrestling opener.

Denbigh's Dan Tenney (125), Brian Ryals (130), Rahman Robinson (145), Kambar Khoshaba (152) and Brian Hester (160) pinned their opponents after the Mariners won two and tied one bout to open the match.

Churchland, a Southeastern District team which went 0-18last year but broke a 27-game losing streak with a 50-49 victory over Great Bridge Tuesday night, outscored the Monarchs 11-7 in the third quarter to take the lead and held on for the victory.

Menchville led 16-13 after the first quarter and still led 31-28 at halftime, but the Truckers' man-to-man defense forced enough turnovers to change the momentum.

The Monarchs, trying to reverse last season's 1-20 record, were led by Aponte Curtis with 14 points and Keane Butts with 10.

POSTPONEMENTS

Wednesday's snow cancelled many area athletic contests, including Gloucester at John F. Kennedy, Middlesex at Essex and Isle of Wight at Brunswick Academy in basketball, and Warwick at Lafayette, King William at Mathews and Tabb at Sussex Central in wrestling.